Thanks for your questions Dan. And thanks to everyone who has responded
publicly as well as to the openlib_at_duke.edu collector. I think it's very
encouraging.
We do hope agile development will come into play. And we are very
interested in engaging the the academic library community. *At least *for
that reason I'm not laying out a prescriptive solution at the fore of a
request for participation.
On Jan 29, 2008 7:52 PM, Dan Scott <denials_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > But in any case, I see no
> > reason why existing implementers cannot use the fruit: some design
> documents
> > from a defined community.
>
> I'm sure they could be useful reference points. Do you have a time
> line for this effort yet?
When it gets started I anticipate the process will be quite rapid with
deliverables that can be used almost right away. Timeline is under
development and related to the responses to the email-call.
>
> I, and others from the Evergreen community, ... Please, if you're
> interested in these problems, join in!
Yes, I'm a fan of Evergreen. I don't think our open call steals any
thunder. Rather I see it as entirely constructive. The "join in" call
should go both ways. At the same time I don't want to gloss over
differences in approach. Eric, Owen and many others have addressed those
quite well. Things move fast and the initial response has been great. The
plan is to maintain and facilitate engagement as well as share more
information as soon as possible.
Again, Thanks. Good luck at the VALE Symposium
--
John.Little_at_Duke.edu
ILS Support Section Head
Duke University Libraries
919.660-5932
Received on Wed Jan 30 2008 - 16:51:12 EST